Sunday, July 12, 2015

True Detective Down Will Come S2E4 Review (Spoilers!) Well at Least the action was good

Well
at the least the action was good. That is the only redeeming aspect of this week’s
episode. I feel it was just thrown on so we could have an action sequence. They
caught the guy they think might have killed Casper. We know it’s not, and Ray
know it isn’t since Frank told him about the other murder. It’s a serial killer
on the loose. We are halfway through the season, and on the next episode they
are finally going to start hunting for the right suspect. I’m almost done with
this season. I’ll keep watching, but I’m not sure I’m going to be tuning in on
Sunday nights anymore. I may wait for the final four to be released and binge
them. I keep waiting for some payoff, but nothing is happening, besides the
action sequence at the end.

The
action at the end was gory and brutal. It was well shot, and intense. It had a
realistic vibe running through it. Collin Farrell was perfect, hands shaking at
the end showing adrenaline wearing off, and realizing the mess all around them.
He continues to be the saving grace of
the show. Taylor Kitsch and his character looked at home during the action,
which is some of his best acting this season. Rachael McAdams character was even unbearable
this week, spouting weird lines along with Frank. Vince Vaughn was a little
more tolerable, or I’m just slowly getting used to his character.

Some
of the best sequences continue to be when two detectives are in the car
together. They missed the mark slightly this week.. Ray talking to Paul about a
bender seemed forced and awkward. Ray and Ani scenes where good this week, but
still weren’t the best. I did laugh out loud one time with a crack Ani or Ray
made. I don’t remember the line now, but hey a laugh is a good thing. One of the few good things in the episode.

The
ending was respectable, and made the episode worth watching. I still get the
feeling the whole episode was just waiting for the ending. Nothing else of importance
happened, other than Frank establishing his power base. Nothing was moved
forward for the overall case. Ani got suspended, but I don’t get that
storyline. Why give her more trouble? I’m ok with struggle for characters, but
for stuff that isn’t complete bullshit. I know that’s part of the point, but I
don’t see it going anywhere for the overall story. I guess it will with the
weird Mayor angle. I still expect him to have more to do with plot. I’m still
calling the son or someone in their family having something to do with the
murder.

I
don’t have any real desire to figure out the mystery. I did last year. I don’t
want to compare this year to last, but I’m going to nowJ. It was a good mystery last year,
and the tension of the season kept building. You wanted to know what was going
happen. I don’t have that feeling this year. I’m not as invested in the murder
or the case. Maybe if the detectives actually knew about the second victim we
would get some more movement. I don’t know. I’m just not digging this season. I
want to get behind it and like it, but the story isn’t giving me anything to
like. Again I’m left waiting for next week. Maybe the second half of the season
will be redeeming.